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Time: 7:00pm
Place: Moda Center
TV: Root, Root+
GLB of the game Zendaya
Moderators: The Sebastian Express, Moonbeam, DeBlazerRiddem
Devilzsidewalk wrote:DB is like the ultimate Wolves troll
Brandon-Clyde wrote:4th quarter GLB picSpoiler:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:DB is like the ultimate Wolves troll
DusterBuster wrote:Brandon-Clyde wrote:4th quarter GLB picSpoiler:
Can the loss consolation GLB be the Dune Two Popcorn Bucket?
DusterBuster wrote:I think I’m out on Simons tbh. I know it’s just a shooting slump, but I just don’t see the AS caliber player there. He’s better suited as a super 6th man, almost like a Jason Terry / Jamal Crawford type. He can win you games, but if his shots not there, he’s going to hurt you, so you need to be able to have a quick hook at times. That will never happen in Portland.
zzaj wrote:DusterBuster wrote:I think I’m out on Simons tbh. I know it’s just a shooting slump, but I just don’t see the AS caliber player there. He’s better suited as a super 6th man, almost like a Jason Terry / Jamal Crawford type. He can win you games, but if his shots not there, he’s going to hurt you, so you need to be able to have a quick hook at times. That will never happen in Portland.
This is exactly what many of us have been saying for years now—ever since year 2 of his career. Sadly, he would be GREAT in that role…but it’ll never happen because of the way salaries are structured now.
My wish is that Scoot and Sharpe show enough consistency on both ends of the floor by the end of next year that they make Simons expendable, or force him into a microwave role.
JasonStern wrote:zzaj wrote:DusterBuster wrote:I think I’m out on Simons tbh. I know it’s just a shooting slump, but I just don’t see the AS caliber player there. He’s better suited as a super 6th man, almost like a Jason Terry / Jamal Crawford type. He can win you games, but if his shots not there, he’s going to hurt you, so you need to be able to have a quick hook at times. That will never happen in Portland.
This is exactly what many of us have been saying for years now—ever since year 2 of his career. Sadly, he would be GREAT in that role…but it’ll never happen because of the way salaries are structured now.
My wish is that Scoot and Sharpe show enough consistency on both ends of the floor by the end of next year that they make Simons expendable, or force him into a microwave role.
I don't recall anyone calling Simons an all-star caliber player. The few people that do defend him, like myself, have always made the shorter Jamal Crawford comparison, with youth and being on a reasonable contract being the other two positives.
Simons is a chucker. Scoot can't shoot. Ayton and Sharpe are lazy. Timelord and Brogdon are injury prone. This board complains about every player. /sigh
zzaj wrote:JasonStern wrote:zzaj wrote:
This is exactly what many of us have been saying for years now—ever since year 2 of his career. Sadly, he would be GREAT in that role…but it’ll never happen because of the way salaries are structured now.
My wish is that Scoot and Sharpe show enough consistency on both ends of the floor by the end of next year that they make Simons expendable, or force him into a microwave role.
I don't recall anyone calling Simons an all-star caliber player. The few people that do defend him, like myself, have always made the shorter Jamal Crawford comparison, with youth and being on a reasonable contract being the other two positives.
Simons is a chucker. Scoot can't shoot. Ayton and Sharpe are lazy. Timelord and Brogdon are injury prone. This board complains about every player. /sigh
Well depends on how you define "Youth" and "reasonable". Simons is in year 6 of his career and turns 25 in June, he also gets paid 1/5th of the teams allowable salary to add 22 points to the Blazer scoreboard every game night. When does he become a "veteran"? I'd argue that he already is...
The positives for me are that he's getting better at finding shooters, so his assist numbers are at least respectable at about 5 per game and his FT attempts are climbing..but again, his ideal position would be microwave off the bench.
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